Picking up Girls With My System

Arthur did not move a single inch. Deulara, who was beside him, was scared to death, afraid it would turn to be the day she died.

He grabbed her arm and said, "do you trust in me? Don't move, there is no way these weaklings can harm us."

The matriarch was still in front of him and thought Arthur was being too cocky for someone who was surrounded by enemies.

All different spells came from all directions, trying to end Arthur's life in one go. These mages were not concerned about Deulara's life, as it was a small price to pay for the annihilation of a strong mage.

As for Arthur, all he did was his hand, creating a powerful magical barrier around him and Deulara. The spells they were so proud of hit the barrier and did nothing.

The magical barrier was at the tier 9, which was something impossible for those mages to break. When Deulara realized there was nothing to fear, she relaxed.

"Impossible. How?" Adrid said. She could not understand how those countless spells did not pass through the barrier.

Not only the spells, but they could not even get close to Arthur. The magical field around him made the two invulnerable.

"I told you to accept the first offer, but honestly? I prefer this," Arthur said.

Five minutes passed with the mages casting their spells non-stop. They were already running out of mana, but the magical barrier was still as strong as when it was first cast.

Adrid had to give up in the end.

"Everyone, leave," she said.

The mages did not like the idea of leaving her alone, but they also knew that they lacked the power to help her.

"What do you want?"

"Right to the point, hum. Well, your life essence, as well as the life essence of everyone from the royal family."

"This…"

"Or you can choose the other option. I will wipe the dark lands from the map."

Arthur was not kidding when he said that. The mighty of a tier 9 spell was incredible, and seeing there was no one strong enough to contend against him now, destroying the dark lands would be a simple task.

Adrid entered deep thought, thinking about all the possibilities, and if there was a way out of it, but there was not.

She had witnessed the mighty of Arthur, and the only way out was to surrender.

"Fine. What choice do I have?"

"Don't feel so bad about it. I will try to get your people a decent piece of land, but one without an owner. Now, your family will be in charge, but the last word will still be mine, and if you do anything, I don't agree, then consider you and all of your people dead."

"I understand."

"Good, good. Now, can we go to your palace?"

~~~~

The palace where Adrid lived was enormous, all made of a black-stone. It reminded Arthur of the Gothic churches back in his world.

Arthur went there not to relax, but to perform the ritual to steal Adrid's life essence. He could do it with ease, but the plan was to get the life essence of everyone that shared the same blood as her, which meant the entire royal family.

"A human?"

Everyone that was inside the palace fiercely gazed at Arthur, as it was uncommon for a human to be in the dark lands.

Still, no one dared to mess up with him. Their leader, the matriarch, was just beside him, so it must be a friend of hers.

A human friend? That was something they would never believe to happen, and sure enough, it was not the case.

Those mages who were together with Adrid back in the restaurant explained everything to everyone who was inside the palace, and quickly the rumors spread.

They did not know about the life essence part, but the mighty strength of Arthur was something everyone knew at that point, and the ones who gazed with anger toward Arthur were trembling with fear.

Adrid led them through the entire palace, until reaching a basement area, which would be perfect for the ritual.

"You can sit, please," Arthur said.

There were only a few wooden crates down there, so that is where Adrid sits, with Arthur right behind her.

He touched her back with his right hand, closed his eyes, and concentrated.

The idea was to focus on her blood, feeling every part, to steal the life essence not only from that, but from the rest of her family.

Tick-tack. An hour passed, and Arthur's forehead dripped with sweat. It was not as easy as he thought it would be, but in the end, it worked out!

A drop of blood from Adrid came out of her nose, flipping in the air as it had a life of its own. Arthur waved his hand, and it flew toward him, entering inside his mana core.

Now, all he needed was a thought so that the entire royal bloodline from the dark lands seized to exist.

"Your job now is to make everyone in the dark lands see humans, elves, and everyone else in a brighter light," Arthur said.

"I know exactly what to do. Don't worry," Adrid said as she got up from the crate.

"Do you mean it about finding a land for us?"

"I do, yes. But don't think this will come fast, as I have other things to do, plus I don't know where an empty piece of land could be."

"No problem. Thank you for sparing my people."

Finally, a problem was solved. Arthur did that not for himself, but for the rest of the humans and elves.

He would soon leave for the central continent with his wives, and a few others he felt had the talent to reach the status of an official mage.

With that settled, there were a few other things Arthur wanted to do before leaving: transfer his Monlog Giant bloodline to his wives, and find Nefion, whose daughter, Eleonora, was also eager to see him again.

The last place Nefion had been seen was back in the Rhupia Kingdom, which was the place of birth of Jane, and where Frostpeak academy was.

"I wonder how Marget is doing," Arthur thought.

"Will you leave?" Deulara said. She went toward Arthur and gave him a tight hug.

"Maybe fate will bring us together again. Remember, if you reach a high-level as a mage, look for a way to the central continent. If I am still there, then I will help you. Also, Adrid promised me to keep you safe and also help with your shop."

"Oh, right, Adrid? Someone broke into my villa, and even though I am leaving now, you must find the culprit for me and kill it."

Arthur was not feeling like wasting his time trying to find whoever it was. The thing he needed to do now was transfer the bloodline to his wives, find clues about Nefion — if possible — and then leave for the central continent.

"The anchor spell is still in cooldown, so flight it is. Well, at least I'll enjoy the view."